Drama Romance
The Romantic Drama generally has as its central plot the beginning, obstruction and eventual, though often tragic, fruition of a romance. A common derogatory term for such films is "weepy" since they can reduce the audience to (willing) tears by playing on themes of noble self-sacrifice or cruel fate.
The motherlode of Alice's Romantic Dramas can be scrolled below, however the "Romance" feature along with "Comedy Romance" and "Classic Romance" may prove helpful.
Right; Alan Rickman, Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves star in Stephen Poliakoff's powerful "Close My Eyes".
Mr Imperium (1951)
5/10
Director: Don Hartman
Starring: Debbie Reynolds, Lana Turner, Barry Sullivan, Ezio Pinza, Marjorie Main
Lush romantic tale starring Ezio Pinza as a charismatic prince who falls for aspiring nightclub singer Lana Turner. When Pinza becomes king of his cou... Read more
9 Songs (2004)
4.8/10
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Kieran O'Brien, Margo Stilley
Primarily improvised, this labour of love was shot on digital using a skeleton crew of three and largely self-financed by director Michael Winterbotto... Read more
Australia (2008)
6.6/10
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Starring: Bryan Brown, David Gulpilil, David Wenham, Hugh Jackman, Jack Thompson, Nicole K...
Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman join forces with visionary director Baz Luhrmann in "Australia", an epic and romantic action adventure set on the brink... Read more
Step Up ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
6.5/10
Director: Anne Fletcher
Starring: Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Damaine Radcliff, De'Shawn Washington, Rachel Griff...
Nora, an aspiring and gifted ballerina from a wealthy family, is trying to incorporate hip-hop moves into her classical repertoire. When she meets dia... Read more
Love at Large (1990)
5.8/10
Director: Alan Rudolph
Starring: Ann Magnuson, Anne Archer, Annette O'Toole, Elizabeth Perkins, Kate Capshaw, Kev...
Director Alan Rudolph's ('Choose Me') well-crafted and offbeat tribute to '40s detective movies has Tom Berenger on the trail of the ruthless ex-lover... Read more
Hemingway and Gellhorn (2012)
Director: Philip Kaufman
Starring: Clive Owen, Nicole Kidman
Directed by Philip Kaufman ("The Unbearable Lightness of Being", "Henry and June"), "Hemingway & Gellhorn" recounts one of the great romances of the l... Read more
The Immigrant (2013)
6.6/10
Director: James Gray
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Renner
1921. In search of a new start and the American dream, Ewa Cybulski and her sister sail to New York from their native Poland. When they reach Ellis Is... Read more
Electric Dreams (1984)
6.5/10
Director: Steve Barron
Starring: Bud Cort, Lenny von Dohlen, Maxwell Caulfield, Virginia Madsen
Lonely architect Miles purchases a fancy new "Pine cone" personal computer and clumsily spills champagne on it which, of course, imbues the computer w... Read more
Far From the Madding Crowd (Blu-ray) (2015)
7.1/10
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Tom Sturridge, Juno Temple, Michael Sheen
Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy, FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD is the story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Ca... Read more
All the Rivers Run. Part 2 (1983)
7.6/10
Director: Pino Amenta, George Miller (II)
Starring: Charles Tingwell, Sigrid Thornton, John Waters (II)
Tom Critchley, the seaman who rescued Delie, arrives in Echuca on a paddle steamer he bought with his reward. It is the beginning for Delie of a remar... Read more